Last week, six students from Year 12 and 13 had the amazing opportunity to go behind the scenes of a live sports outside broadcast at the UCI Track Champions League. This included getting to see how track cycling is programmed, what cameras and audio equipment are used and how the communication works to make sure everything is on track (no pun intended). 

A personal highlight from Year 12 student, Lina Young, was seeing the vast range of industry equipment used in an event of this scale. She says “I had no idea how heavy some of the cameras would be! The picture quality was amazing and it was fascinating how precise timings have to be, particularly with such a fast-paced event.”

Students also had the chance to see the action from the other side of the camera, by watching the track cycling as a spectator.

“I never knew just how big an event track cycling is. As always, thank you to Global Academy for this opportunity!

Lina Young – Year 12 Student

Many thanks to our partners, Carrie Wooten (Rise) and Kris Langbridge (AWS) for making this event possible.

Photo Credit: Carrie Wooten